Katakana word
ジャズ “jazz” in Japanese
jazu
Character by character
ジャズ is made of 2 katakana sounds. It reads jazu.
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ロック
rokku — rock · breakdown →
クリスマス
kurisumasu — Christmas · breakdown →
ヒップホップ
hippuhoppu — hip-hop · breakdown →
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